(miss miss... that sweet feeling)

exploding headache post-call. only woke up at 2pm, and missed the funeral of my uncle in cheung chau. but thinking of him here. hard to pay tribute to a man who spent 50 years in this world in merely one or two hours. he was one of the kindest and most gentle being on earth.

this morning when i was off work at nearly10am, the sky was crying and i didn't have my umbrella out in time, had myself soaked in the cold rain. my home is 10 minutes walk along the river from the hospital, after work it makes a good excuse to get chatting to somebody after work walking that long path by the river. my home overlooks the river and the huge space beyond. my dad loves the scene at night, the football pitch lit up by light, making the ground a soft light blue colour. maybe that sounds quite spooky, but i'd say romantic, really... see it for yourself.

an 80 old lady is dying in the hospital of disseminated cancer. she looks so gentle and mild under the oxygen mask i think she must have been a incredible mum and wife, her sons pay their respect to her every day and ask me her progress daily, though there's no progress, she's slowly withering like an old rose. out of the blue, a result slip was placed in the inbox yesterday. it was a syphilis test for peripheral neuropathy workup. it was positive. itold my senior about it and he said, "na, you're not going to ruin the respect of their deseased father by telling them he got their dying mum syphilis will you... it's probably the case..." gosh. i wish all men would consider for their loved ones more. what an embarrassment to the dying one.

i was in clinic the other day, you know it's the place where you can almost go bezonkers, with old ladies complaining about every part of their body and you don't know how to handle them! though i had the sweetest question asked by someone. she said,"doctor, can i see you next time i come back please?" it's this kind of things that makes you feel all that hard work is worthwhile!